Has Panda 4.1 arrived?

According Barry Schwartz post over at the Search Engine Round Table, it looks like Panda has finally refreshed after a slow rollout. The thin content algorithm is now has its 27th update since it was introduce 2011. Digital Marketing Consultant Glenn Gabe, who was one the first people to tweet about the refresh, shared some […]

Possible Panda Update August 8th

Earlier today Barry Schwartz of Search Engine Roundtable reported the strong possibility of a Google algorithm update over the past weekend. Many web masters on the Webmaster World forum have reported seeing a significant change in organic traffic. Some have seen recovery while other s are seeing stable impressions with and increase in click through rates. […]

New Webmaster Guidelines Part 1 – Design and Content

Google recently updated their webmaster guidelines following the latest algorithm update. It is easy to feel inundated with the amount of information regarding web design dos & don’ts and the best practices for the internet. As an SEO I am frequently asked, “How can I get my site to rank?” The fact of the matter […]

Everyday Imma Shufflin’ – Penguin 1.1 Update?

You have undoubtedly heard about the Penguin algorithm update from Google and the effects it has already to have on rankings. There is increasing speculation around the Google webmaster forums that another update has just been rolled out. Scattered communications from Google seem to indicate that this is not a new update being rolled out, […]

Google Over-Optimization Algorithm Strikes

The anticipated over-optimization algorithm that Google’s Matt Cutts announced just a few week ago has now gone live. Nicknamed the "webspam algorithm update" by Danny Sullivan of Search Engine Land, this latest algorithm update is a further attempt to combat the problem of webspam that permeates websites and search results. A large volume of posts […]

Newest Panda Attacks Onsite Optimization

Google will be penalizing websites that overuse onsite optimization tactics. Matt Cutts of Google, announced the new algorithm update during a panel discussion with Danny Sullivan of Search Engine Land and Microsoft’s Senior Product Marketing Manager of Bing at SXSW named “Dear Google & Bing: Help Me Rank Better!” Cutts reveals that over the last […]

Panda 3.3: Building a Better Panda

Following up on my previous blog post from Monday where I recapped the launch and implementation of the Google Algorithm update affectionately known as "Panda." First released in February of 2011, Panda has been through several iterations and has a profound effect the quality of search results, webspam and SEO. Google confirmed on February 27th […]

One Year After the Panda Attack

It has been just over one year since the Panda Algorithm produced a prolific amount of pandemonium across the World Wide Web. I came across this great infographic posted on Search Engine Land created in conjunction with BlueGlass SEO detailing how Panda works, what it impacted and the stages of the updates implemented from Panda […]